Viceregal Lodge

Shimla

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March 28th 2007
Opps, I accidentally deleted my last two entries. Had the Shimla one saved in my email though... Hello all! We are now arrived in Shimla. Sunday I took an exciting autorickshaw drive to Taru's aunt's (Sangita) house. Cows in the middle of the motorways (apparently they escape from their sheds and are everywhere), more shocking driving and far too many cars honking. Somehow made it alive ... read more

Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Shimla

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more